Groundlings
by rosie3884 | created - 19 Jul 2016 | updated - 25 Jul 2016 | PublicMembers of The Groundlings Theatre in Los Angeles
1. Kristen Wiig
Actress | Bridesmaids
Kristen Carroll Wiig was born on August 22, 1973 in Canandaigua, New York, to Laurie J. (Johnston), an artist, and Jon J. Wiig, a lake marina manager. She is of Norwegian (from her paternal grandfather), Irish, English, and Scottish descent. The family moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, before ...
2. Mitch Silpa
Actor | Bridesmaids
Mitch also is known for his impersonation of magician David Blaine in the famous six part Youtube series David Blaine: Street Magic (2006), where he finds the same two guys and tortures them with his street magic, always beginning the video with, "All right, these guys. Hey, fellas. I'm taping a ...
3. Will Ferrell
Producer | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
John William Ferrell was born in Irvine, California, to Betty Kay (Overman), a teacher, and Roy Lee Ferrell, Jr., a musician. His parents were originally from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.
A graduate of the University of Southern California, Ferrell became interested in performing while a student ...
4. Maya Rudolph
Actress | Bridesmaids
Maya Rudolph was born on July 27, 1972 in Gainesville, Florida, to Richard Rudolph, a music producer, and soul singer Minnie Riperton. Her mother was African-American and her father is Ashkenazi Jewish (from a family from Lithuania, Russia, Germany, and Hungary). In 1973, Maya, her parents, and her...
5. Paul Reubens
Actor | Pee-wee's Playhouse
Paul Reubens was born Paul Rubenfeld on August 27, 1952 in Peekskill, New York, to Judy (Rosen), a teacher, and Milton Rubenfeld, a car salesman who had flown for the air forces of the U.S., U.K., and Israel, becoming one of the latter country's pioneering pilots. Paul grew up in Sarasota, Florida,...
6. Ryan Gaul
Actor | Killing Gunther
Ryan Gaul was born on October 29, 1973 in Damariscotta, Maine, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Killing Gunther (2017), Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) and Identity Thief (2013).
7. Melissa McCarthy
Actress | The Heat
Melissa McCarthy was born in Plainfield, Illinois, to Sandra and Michael McCarthy, and was raised on her family's corn and soybean farm. She began her performing career as a stand-up comedian in New York where she appeared at the famous clubs, Stand Up New York and The Improv. She worked on her ...
8. Chris Kattan
Actor | A Night at the Roxbury
Christopher Lee Kattan was born in Sherman Oaks, California, to model Hajni Joslyn and actor Kip King. Chris moved to Mt. Baldy when he turned five, and resided there until the age of fifteen, when he moved to Bainbridge Island, Washington for high school.
After he graduated from high school, Chris ...
9. Karen Maruyama
Actress | The American President
Karen Maruyama was born on May 29, 1958 in the USA. She is an actress and director, known for The American President (1995), The Bucket List (2007) and The Campaign (2012).
10. Kathy Griffin
Actress | The Cable Guy
Kathy Griffin was raised in the near-west Chicago suburbs, in an Irish-American family. She has three older brothers and an older sister. When her parents retired to California, Kathy moved west with them after graduating from Oak Park River Forest High School, and began trying to break into show ...
11. Cheryl Hines
Actress | Curb Your Enthusiasm
Cheryl Ruth Hines was born on September 21, 1965 in Miami Beach, Florida, to Rosemary (Graham) and James Hines, and grew up in Tallahassee, Florida. She went to West Virginia University, Florida State University and graduated from the University of Central Florida. She studied theater and ...
12. Ana Gasteyer
Actress | Mean Girls
Ana Kristina Gasteyer was born on May 4, 1967 to Marian Roumell-Gasteyer and Phil Gasteyer. Gasteyer began her career at Northwestern University; she initially enrolled as a voice major, but later switched to theater studies when she started to get involved with the campus' improv comedy group. She...
13. Taran Killam
Actor | Killing Gunther
Taran Killam was born on April 1, 1982 in Culver City, California, USA as Taran Hourie Killam. He is an actor, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), The Heat (2013) and 12 Years a Slave (2013). He has been married to Cobie Smulders, since September 8, 2012. They have two children.
14. Phil LaMarr
Actor | Pulp Fiction
A Los Angeles native, Phil is a graduate of Harvard-Westlake School, Yale University and The Groundlings Theater and is perhaps best known as one of the original cast members of Mad TV (1995) and as Marvin in Pulp Fiction (1994).
In addition to numerous appearances on stages across the country, in ...
15. Jim Rash
Actor | The Way Way Back
Jim Rash was born on July 15, 1971 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Way Way Back (2013), Community (2009) and The Descendants (2011).
16. Stephanie Courtney
Actress | The Heartbreak Kid
Stephanie Courtney is main company member of the famed Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles, regularly performing in their sketch and improv shows. She hails from Stony Point, New York. After graduating from the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, she started doing stand up, which brought her to...
17. Wendi McLendon-Covey
Actress | Bridesmaids
Actor, comedian and producer Wendi McLendon-Covey has been captivating audiences throughout her career.
Wendi recently concluded her impressive 10-season run starring on ABC's "The Goldbergs," a milestone marked by two Critic's Choice nominations. Notably, at the time of its conclusion, "The ...
18. Michaela Watkins
Actress | Wanderlust
Michaela is currently a main company member of The Groundlings in Los Angeles.
Before moving to Los Angeles, Michaela pursued a life in regional theater.
She received her BFA from Boston University School For the Arts.
Her father is a math professor at Syracuse University, and her mother teaches Latin...
19. Jillian Bell
Actress | 22 Jump Street
Jillian Bell was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She began studying improv at the age of eight. She graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in 2002, and then moved to Los Angeles, where she became a member of the Groundlings. She auditioned for Saturday Night Live, and though she did not join the ...
20. Ben Falcone
Actor | Tammy
Benjamin Scott Falcone is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is married to actress Melissa McCarthy, with whom he has two children and co-starred in What to Expect When You're Expecting, Enough Said, and God's Favorite Idiot. He has also had cameos in Bridesmaids, Identity Thief, The ...
21. Jeremy Rowley
Actor | Epic Movie
Jeremy Rowley was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. Jeremy is an actor and writer, known for Epic Movie (2007), Coyote Ugly (2000) and Cougar Club (2007). Jeremy has been married to Danielle Morrow since January 2016. They have one child.
22. David Hoffman
Actor | There's... Johnny!
David Hoffman was born in Philadelphia and grew up on U.S. Army bases. He was classically trained as an actor at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (H.S. Diploma) and Boston University (BFA).
After college he trained at The Groundlings School in Los Angeles and joined the Sunday ...
23. Charlotte Newhouse
Actress | Idiotsitter
Charlotte Newhouse was born on November 10, 1977 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Idiotsitter (2014), Community (2009) and Reno 911! (2003).
24. Rachael Harris
Actress | The Hangover
Rachael Harris was born in Worthington, Ohio, where she spent most of her early life. In 1986, she graduated from Worthington High School. She then attended Otterbein College, a liberal arts college located in Westerville, Ohio. She graduated in 1989, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Harris joined the ...
25. Will Forte
Actor | MacGruber
Forte was age 32 before he came to the public's attention on Saturday Night Live (1975), but had been working in comedy since 1997.
Will Forte was born in Alameda County, California, and is the son of artist Patricia (Stivers) and financial broker Orville Willis Forte III (divorced). He has an older...
26. Jennifer Coolidge
Actress | A Mighty Wind
Jennifer Coolidge is a versatile character actress and experimental comedienne, best known for playing Stifler's mom in American Pie (1999).
She was born on August 28, 1961, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, to Gretchen (Knauff) and Paul Constant Coolidge, a plastics manufacturer. Young Coolidge was ...
27. Chris Parnell
Actor | Rick and Morty
Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Chris Parnell enrolled at Germantown High School where he took drama and auditioned for every play. In 1985, when he was a senior at Germantown, he was voted "Most Talented" by his classmates. Right after graduating high school, Chris attended North Carolina ...
28. Annie Mumolo
Actress | Bridesmaids
Annie Mumolo is the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of the blockbuster feature BRIDESMAIDS in which she also had a memorable cameo as the 'Nervous Woman' who sits on the plane next to Kristen Wiig's character. Other acting roles include a series regular on the critically-acclaimed NBC comedy ...
29. Kent Sublette
Writer | Saturday Night Live
Kent Sublette is known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Summer Edition (2008) and Tammy (2014).
30. Daniele Gaither
Actress | The Thundermans
Widely recognized for her work on the Emmy-winning, late night sketch comedy series MADtv Mad TV (1995) Daniele grew up doing theater in Minneapolis. She earned her SAG card shooting a commercial at Paisley Park. Years later she would be called on stage to dance with Prince during two concert tours...
31. Jordan Black
Actor | Community
Jordan Black was born on November 9, 1970 in Kankakee, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Community (2009), Halfway Home (2007) and Ballers (2015).
32. Greg Worswick
Actor | Why Him?
Greg Worswick is known for Why Him? (2016), Sweet/Vicious (2016) and Newsreaders (2013).
33. Carrie Aizley
Actress | Best in Show
Carrie Aizley was born on August 16, 1964 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Best in Show (2000), For Your Consideration (2006) and Campus Ladies (2006). She has been married to Kevin since May 20, 2000. They have two children.
34. Tim Bagley
Actor | Somebody Somewhere
Tim Bagley was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in Madison and Trempealeau (Wisconsin) and in Niles, Michigan, with his parents, Carol and Elwyn, and four siblings (Anne, Patrick, Kit and Dan). After high school Tim moved to southern California to perform with the singing group "The ...
35. Patty Guggenheim
Actress | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Patty Guggenheim was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. Patty is an actor and producer, known for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022), Florida Girls (2019) and Mr. Mayor (2021).
36. Heidi Gardner
Actress | Hustle
Heidi Gardner is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She has been a cast member on Saturday Night Live since 2017, beginning in season 43. Gardner was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She grew up with an older brother, Justin. Growing up, Gardner worked part-time at the Tivoli ...
37. Andrew Leeds
Actor | Major Payne
Born on September 24, 1981 in Clearwater, Florida, Andrew Leeds started acting professionally at the age of 8. He first appeared on Broadway in the musical "Teddy & Alice" and soon after appeared as Gavroche in "Les Miserables." He next starred on Broadway in the musical "Falsettos" as Jason. He ...
38. Chris Eckert
Actor | Ghosts
Chris Eckert was born on February 22, 1986 in Alameda, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Ghosts (2021), Raising Hope (2010) and The 2017 CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase (2017).
39. Kiel Kennedy
Actor | The Binge 2: It's a Wonderful Binge
Kiel Kennedy was born on April 10, 1982 in Chico, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for It's A Wonderful Binge (2022), Lazy Susan (2020) and Good Girls (2018).
40. Paul Reubens
Actor | Pee-wee's Playhouse
Paul Reubens was born Paul Rubenfeld on August 27, 1952 in Peekskill, New York, to Judy (Rosen), a teacher, and Milton Rubenfeld, a car salesman who had flown for the air forces of the U.S., U.K., and Israel, becoming one of the latter country's pioneering pilots. Paul grew up in Sarasota, Florida,...
41. Allison Dunbar
Actress | StartUp
Allison Dunbar was born on July 31, 1972. She is an actress, known for StartUp (2016), Quick Draw (2013) and 2 Broke Girls (2011). She has been married to Ron Perlman since June 2022. She was previously married to Sean O'Donnell.
42. Annie Sertich
Actress | Silicon Valley
Annie is a main company member of the famed Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles, California, where she writes, performs and directs regularly. Her one-act play, 'How To Not Kill Yourself for 30 Days...and the Next 330' directed by Michaela Watkins, is enjoying sold-out runs in LA and NY. Annie is ...
43. Michael Naughton
Actor | Superbad
Michael Naughton is known for Superbad (2007), Elizabethtown (2005) and Little Fockers (2010).
44. Jon Lovitz
Actor | Happiness
Jonathan Michael Lovitz is a American comedian and actor from Tarzana who is known for voicing Jay Sherman from The Critic and for being a Saturday Night Live cast member in the 1990s. He acted in a lot of Adam Sandler films such as The Wedding Singer, Little Nicky, Hotel Transylvania, Grown Ups 2 ...
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